How To Install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-ng in Fedora 36. xpilot-ng is Space arcade game for multiple players

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36.

What is `xpilot-ng`

A highly addictive, infinitely configurable multi-player space arcade game. You pilot a spaceship around space, dodging obstacles, shooting players and bots, collecting power-ups, and causing general mayhem.

We can use yum or dnf to install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xpilot-ng.

Install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xpilot-ng using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xpilot-ng

Install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xpilot-ng using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xpilot-ng

How To Uninstall xpilot-ng on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xpilot-ng package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xpilot-ng

xpilot-ng Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xpilot-ng-replay
/usr/bin/xpilot-ng-sdl
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/74
/usr/lib/.build-id/74/6ad7c516a976cbf0c126608dd1154e2f67f7fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/2f23697cd3fec10d0f1a174893562484862c93
/usr/share/appdata/xpilot-ng-sdl.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/xpilot-ng-sdl.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/xpilot-ng.png
/usr/share/man/man6/xpilot-ng-replay.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/xpilot-ng-sdl.6.gz

References

xpilot-ng website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-ng on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).